Flag Day

As many of you may know, I love my libertarian neighbors. (I call them the libertarians for effect, but really I think they're neo-cons). They have an array of flags that they display at all patriotic, and mildly patriotic, holidays. According to Wikipedia, Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the United States flag, which happened on June 14, 1777. Flag Day was really meant only to honor the American flag, but as you can see, my neighbors use the day to honor all flags. They have a total of 11 flags flying, 3 of which are the American flag. The others include a Marine Corps flag, POW-MIA flag, and others I can't identify. If you can identify any others, please post them in a comment.

Other fun facts about my neighbors: The Ford truck has a bumper sticker that says "Happiness is a Northbound Yankee;" he has been known to participate in Civil War reenactments, guns and cannons included; their screened-in "porch" (formerly carport) is for the big screen TV.

Harper's First Month

Well, we made it through the first month. Harper had her one month checkup and she is now 8 pounds, 1 ounce (up from 6 lbs., 11 oz) and 21 inches long (up from 19.3 in.). And, of course, she is brilliant. Well, we think so anyhow.

This month has been filled with fun, and not so fun outings, and meeting her fan club. We have lots more planned for the summer before I have to go back to work. I wonder if we'll get to it all.

So far most of our pictures have been taken at home. That is one of our favorite afternoon past times - mommy torturing Harper with the camera. We'll work on getting her out and about for her photo shoots.

A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette

This blog provided a necessary chuckle to my sleep-deprived state. While it is directly mainly at librarians, I do think that many of these can apply to non-library workplaces. If it doesn't, then it will provide a window into the perverse and twisted world of librarians. As much as I hate to say it, I'm actually kind of surprised that it is written by two men. One, because it seems like many of the sentiments come from women, and two, because there are so few men in the profession. Enjoy!

Announcing our newest arrival!!

Harper Elise Carr arrived healthy and very happy on Sunday, May 11, 2008, at 2:10pm. She was 6 lbs., 11 ounces ("a little peanut!"), a little over 19 inches long. She is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen, but I'm a little biased. So far, Aaron and I are having a wonderful time just sitting and staring at her. I have a few pictures of her with various family members, but will be adding more to the blog in the next few weeks.